Table 1.
Search terms used for the search strategy.
| Search Terms |
|---|
| Oral health OR |
| Dental Health OR |
| Oral hygiene OR |
| Dental hygiene OR |
| Oral Care OR |
| Dental Care OR |
| AND |
| South Asia * OR |
| India * OR |
| Sri Lanka * OR |
| Nepal * OR |
| Bangladesh * OR |
| Bhutan * OR |
| Afghanistan * OR |
| Maldiv * OR |
| Pakistan * OR |
| AND |
| Migra * OR |
| Immigra * OR |
| Emmigra *OR |
| Ethnic * OR |
| Minorit * |
| AND |
| Knowledge OR |
| Attitude OR |
| Practice OR |
| Belief OR |
| Understanding OR |
| Behavior OR |
| Habit |
* has been used as a wildcard symbol to broaden the search. Further hand searches were conducted using citations from included publications and related review papers.